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Nuclear power in India

Various facets of energy security would continue to engage the policy makers and other stake holders as energy continues to drive economies, policies and even geo-strategy. The country has come a long way since the Tarapore Nuclear Plant began commercial operation way back in 1969. The progress has been

Publication Date: 
01/04/2010
Himanshu Vishnoi, S. Narayan
Institute of South Asian Studies
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Uranium, Energy Policy, Nuclear Power, Radioactive Waste, Nuclear Power Plants, Tarapur APS, Nuclear Fuel, Atomic Energy Act 1962, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Nuclear Proliferation, India, Singapore, Institute of South Asian Studies, Himanshu Vishnoi, S. Narayan, Energy
Energy

Development of Indian power sector - Present status

Since Independence, there has been substantial growth in the power sector. Generating capacity in India which was only about 1400 MW at the time of Independence has increased to about 1,59,399 MW as on 31.03.2010

Publication Date: 
31/03/2010
Water & Energy International
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Energy, Power Industry, India, Statistics, Planning
Energy

Myths about nuclear energy: how the energy lobby is pulling wool over our eyes

Anyone following the statements expressed from time to time about the renaissance of nuclear energy could get the impression that the number of new nuclear plants was increasing at an immense and steady rate. In fact, more recent statistics show 60 plants in the process of being built, the majority in China and others in Russia, India, South Korea and Japan.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2010
Gerd Rosenkranz
Heinrich Boll Foundation
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Nuclear Power, Global, India, Nuclear Wastes, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Safety, Energy
Energy

India, U.S. finalise reprocessing agreement

Sandeep Dikshit & Narayan Lakshman

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: India and the United States have agreed to the arrangement and procedures under which the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel will take place at two stand-alone safeguarded sites. New Delhi also retains the right to make additions and modifications.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
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Energy, Electricity, Nuclear Fuel, United States Of America (US), India, Waste Recycling
Energy

India to emerge as a major refining hub

The three new oil refineries will create 30 million tonnes of fresh capacity in a mar- ket which already has a major surplus capacity.
On Monday, three engineering firms announced new projects that they had bagged in the past few days. Nothing uncommon at this time of the year.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Energy, Oil, Oil Exploration, India
Energy

India, US to complete nuclear tieup: Roemer

WITH Prime Minister Manmohan Singh struggling to get the consent of Congress to move ahead with the civil nuclear liability bill

Publication Date: 
30/03/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Nuclear Power, Energy, Legislation, Parliament, United States Of America (US), India
Energy

Analysing the Parikh Committee Report on pricing of petroleum products

The Parikh Committee

Publication Date: 
27/03/2010
Surya P Sethi
Economic and Political Weekly
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Agriculture, LPG, Diesel, Petrol, Kerosene, Energy Policy, Energy, Oil Products, Subsidies, Public Sector, Private Sector, India, Fuel Pricing
Energy

Impact of recent discoveries on petroleum and natural gas exploration: emphasis on India

Two recent discoveries have greatly impacted understanding relevant to the origination and emplacement of petroleum and natural gas deposits. One discovery, pertaining to hydrocarbon formation from methane broadens significantly potential regions where abiotic petroleum and natural

Publication Date: 
25/03/2010
J. Marvin Herndon
Current Science
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Petrol, Energy, Natural Gas, Oil Exploration, Natural Gas Exploration, India
Energy

Show us the money

The real civil nuclear liability: we are not being compensated for having the wrong debate. Why the Nuclear Liability Bill is not a conspiracy against Indian people by the Indian government has been conclusively demonstrated in these pages. However, the bill may be reconsidered in that the government may amend some of the headline numbers.

Publication Date: 
24/03/2010
Saubhik Chakrabarti
Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Nuclear Power, Energy, Power Industry, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Legislation, Peace And Disarmament, India
Energy

IFC to invest $10 million in Azure Power

New Delhi: In the first ever investment of its kind by World Bank

Publication Date: 
23/03/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy, Rural Energy, Electricity, Power Industry, India

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